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this is "washington today." >>> let's go back to those amendments. the republican of tennessee. >> last august, the country watched as we almost shut the country down. during a debt ceiling debacle. we agreed during that, that vote, that what we would do lower the debt ceiling in order to lower deficits and we had language regarding deeming a budget resolution. last week unfortunately, we overrode that. but the fact is, is that this bill violates the budget control act that we put in place just last august, seven months ago, for this bill to be truly budget neutral, as was as outlined in the spirit of this bill as it was put -- >> time has expired. >> we have to offset discretionary spending by $11 billion which is what this does. >> the senator from hawaii. >> madam president, this will lower the discretionary spending by $11 billion. to offset transfers from the general fund necessary to repalestinish the highway trust fund. this amendment is a clear violation of the budget control act we just agreed to six months ago. in simplest terms, it would p
this is "washington today." >>> let's go back to those amendments. the republican of tennessee. >> last august, the country watched as we almost shut the country down. during a debt ceiling debacle. we agreed during that, that vote, that what we would do lower the debt ceiling in order to lower deficits and we had language regarding deeming a budget resolution. last week unfortunately, we overrode that. but the fact is, is that this bill violates the budget control act...
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. >> there was an abc news washington post poll out recently that showed that on the issue of taxes where republicans usually out perform democrats romney and the president are performing evenly. now if the president's internal polls are also showing that, perhaps that em boldened him to go forward with this tax plan. i think he thinks the american people trust me more on this issue. i can play this class warfare card and perhaps it will get me past november. >> is that a failure though of mitt romney's ability to make the tax argument? historically they have had a big tax advantage. particularly when they say i will raise taxes on somebody. >> paul, people out there with every passing week more people start paying attention to a presidential election. it is july. i think people are getting nervous about the substance of what obama has proposed. he gives the speech and he talks about millionaires ought to pay their fair share. we are talking about people making 200,000 or 250,000. that is the upper middle class. those are not wealthy peach. not wealthy people. it is sinking in that that p
. >> there was an abc news washington post poll out recently that showed that on the issue of taxes where republicans usually out perform democrats romney and the president are performing evenly. now if the president's internal polls are also showing that, perhaps that em boldened him to go forward with this tax plan. i think he thinks the american people trust me more on this issue. i can play this class warfare card and perhaps it will get me past november. >> is that a failure...
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so i think there is large-scale agreement in washington that that should be the construct. if president ama is reelected or if governor romney wins the eltion, i would think it does make sense for us to have negotiations with iran. we certainly have the time and space available to do that. negotiations don't mean at all that you give away the store. negotiations mean that you try to stop them from building a nuclear weapon but try to do it by peaceful diplomatic means with a threat of force behin you. if negotiations don't succeed you always have that option of force. melissa: yeah. >> so i think it does make sense we would try to negotiate. melissa: if they pomise to sit down one-on-one and talk that is always a chance of a stalling tactic. you keep a date and exactly do what you're doi and in essence we lose time, right? >> not necessarily, no because the international atomic energy agency is inspecting the iranian nuclear enrichment plants. we have a pretty good idea what is happening in iran and there is really nobody in washington saying we should use force right now.
so i think there is large-scale agreement in washington that that should be the construct. if president ama is reelected or if governor romney wins the eltion, i would think it does make sense for us to have negotiations with iran. we certainly have the time and space available to do that. negotiations don't mean at all that you give away the store. negotiations mean that you try to stop them from building a nuclear weapon but try to do it by peaceful diplomatic means with a threat of force...
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you can see that investors want to rise above washington. but this morning rally, the averages got pulled down when harry reid said there probably won't be a deal in time for christmas. who's calling the tune? the nasdaq climbing 1.8%. apple rallied eleven and change. i hope this mini rally is happening because people have looked over the fiscal cliff and they weren't terrified by what they saw. i hope we will get by. i hope they don't mind government intervention in their portfolios. because they are not going away. i hope that because what i heard in washington today were two sides even though i can tell them that a deal would be done and there would be no vacation without legislation, we'd be in much better shape. i have to tell you, as encouraging as the market was this morning, the situation in washington is as discouraging. one after another i started with a new tack. i said let's go there. i said i totally agree the issue of spending not revenues. tell us what you have done to get spending done. did they give this fellow traveler some
you can see that investors want to rise above washington. but this morning rally, the averages got pulled down when harry reid said there probably won't be a deal in time for christmas. who's calling the tune? the nasdaq climbing 1.8%. apple rallied eleven and change. i hope this mini rally is happening because people have looked over the fiscal cliff and they weren't terrified by what they saw. i hope we will get by. i hope they don't mind government intervention in their portfolios. because...
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kickoff is at the stadium in washington d.c. let's go back out to tara for more on how the roads are treating us, tara? >>> it has been good and the roads have been slick so today is looking good and this is 280 at the 880 split and folks with the headlights are headed northbound and no delays. at 680 at the sunole grade -- sunole grade in fremont near 680, it is pretty close to the sunole grade but it looks like it's not impacting traffic, so that is good. let's head over to mark. >>> we have a dry weather forecast just a few clouds but a break in the clouds and temperatures are in the 40s and we will recover back to the 50s by 3:00 later on today. santa rosa 53, san jose 54 and here is a look at your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view and for the weekend, we introduce a few light showers for your friday. especially the early morning hours until 6:00 and 7:00. >>> the new law, what you need to know before january 1st. >>> we will bring you dramatic details about a 911 call that was made about an officer involved
kickoff is at the stadium in washington d.c. let's go back out to tara for more on how the roads are treating us, tara? >>> it has been good and the roads have been slick so today is looking good and this is 280 at the 880 split and folks with the headlights are headed northbound and no delays. at 680 at the sunole grade -- sunole grade in fremont near 680, it is pretty close to the sunole grade but it looks like it's not impacting traffic, so that is good. let's head over to mark....
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breaking news in washington on the fiscal cliff standoff. the drama is intensifying, minute by minute. we're awaiting president obama who will deliver statement on the negotiation moments from now at the white house after speaker john boehner plan "b" failed to move forward in the house last night. fox senior correspondent ed henry is in the briefing room. sned >> reporter: good evening. we're told the president is meeting with harry reid. they are trying to figure some way out here. the senate out until a day or so after christmas. house members have been cut loose after the plan "b," you noted, failed last night. they are said to be not that far apart, president and speaker boehner on $4 trillion debt deal. plan "a." couple hundred billion dollars apart in spending cut and new tax increases. yet, those have internally been shut down for several days since boehner introduced plan "b." frustration in the white house they believe that speaker boehner wasted several days dealing with plan "b" and couldn't get it through a republican house. tha
breaking news in washington on the fiscal cliff standoff. the drama is intensifying, minute by minute. we're awaiting president obama who will deliver statement on the negotiation moments from now at the white house after speaker john boehner plan "b" failed to move forward in the house last night. fox senior correspondent ed henry is in the briefing room. sned >> reporter: good evening. we're told the president is meeting with harry reid. they are trying to figure some way out...
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dana bash is in washington. great to see you. within the past hour, senate majority leader harry reid spoke on the floor. he really gave it to john boehner. he got pretty personal. >> he did. he really laid the blame at boehner's lap. talked about the fact that he was surprised that the house isn't even in session, which is true, but let's get real. the senate came back into session this morning. most importantly, he was very, very pessimistic about getting anything done before we reach that fiscal cliff. listen to what he said. >> the speaker just has a few d days left to change his mind, but i have to be very honest, mr. president. i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> let me kind of lay out the state of play. i'll try to keep it out as much as possible. this is something everybody is focused on. the ball is in the senate's court right now. so what senator reid, who you saw earlier, and the president, what they are trying to figure out is whether or not they can craft what the president called a scaled-back bill, whi
dana bash is in washington. great to see you. within the past hour, senate majority leader harry reid spoke on the floor. he really gave it to john boehner. he got pretty personal. >> he did. he really laid the blame at boehner's lap. talked about the fact that he was surprised that the house isn't even in session, which is true, but let's get real. the senate came back into session this morning. most importantly, he was very, very pessimistic about getting anything done before we reach...
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we're live in washington this afternoon. the lines of communication between the president, leaders of congress are open. whether those lines are used repeatedly over the next few days to reach a fiscal cliff deal is anybody's guess. joining me now for our daily fix, nbc's kelly o'donnell is live on capitol hill. kelly, i want to start with you. senator scott brown just tweeted out to all his followers that he was getting on a plane heading to washington. the president has apparently sent over a new deal to the senate. what can you tell us about this new fiscal cliff deal that president obama has sent over to senator leaders? >> well, the power of social media to get the word out. gop sources say in the conversation with the president, he indicated that he does have a bill he would like to bring forward to the hill today. they have not seen that. it would be a package to deal with averting the fiscal cliff. we can infer from that with what the president said before he went to the family vacation in hawaii that he wanted somet
we're live in washington this afternoon. the lines of communication between the president, leaders of congress are open. whether those lines are used repeatedly over the next few days to reach a fiscal cliff deal is anybody's guess. joining me now for our daily fix, nbc's kelly o'donnell is live on capitol hill. kelly, i want to start with you. senator scott brown just tweeted out to all his followers that he was getting on a plane heading to washington. the president has apparently sent over a...
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we all know washington is a small town, but sometimes it seems tiny. according to the ap, wall street executive who performed an independent review exonerated the obama administration and their energy loan program, it is now a major obama campaign contributors. the former ceo of fannie mae testified before congress that the deal he was not at high risk in more than $23 million awarded the green companies. he testified that he was an independent watchdog. two weeks later, allison began giving money to the oba
we all know washington is a small town, but sometimes it seems tiny. according to the ap, wall street executive who performed an independent review exonerated the obama administration and their energy loan program, it is now a major obama campaign contributors. the former ceo of fannie mae testified before congress that the deal he was not at high risk in more than $23 million awarded the green companies. he testified that he was an independent watchdog. two weeks later, allison began giving...
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lisa washington is in oakland with new details on a policy that is bike friendly but it will be crowded this morning >> it we have seen several bikers taking their bikes onto trains this morning. we're joined live by one of the board of directors for bart. thanks for joining us. tell us why this is such a big deal with bicyclist being able to bring their bikes on board >> for the first time in 40 years, we have open the system during all hours to all passengers, even those with a bicycle. we have had a blackout during the peak commute hours. for a number of years we have looked at systems like new york city where bailout by exxon board to 24-7. we're doing a pilot test each friday in august to see how it works, gather the data and assess how we can get every bit of capacity out of the system to increase rider ship. >> i know you have been looking at the impact of passengers as well because people who do not want, who do not bring their bikes to want to get on without any inconvenience >> exactly, so we're asking everyone to use common sense and courtesy. one rule is that you cannot boar
lisa washington is in oakland with new details on a policy that is bike friendly but it will be crowded this morning >> it we have seen several bikers taking their bikes onto trains this morning. we're joined live by one of the board of directors for bart. thanks for joining us. tell us why this is such a big deal with bicyclist being able to bring their bikes on board >> for the first time in 40 years, we have open the system during all hours to all passengers, even those with a...
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washington is responding to slowly. the end of an error provides an opportunity and i think recently about what error are we talking about? i would say first of in the last 100 years, what about 1913? that was the beginning of an era. that was the beginning of a time when they said, with the incom
washington is responding to slowly. the end of an error provides an opportunity and i think recently about what error are we talking about? i would say first of in the last 100 years, what about 1913? that was the beginning of an era. that was the beginning of a time when they said, with the incom
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this is "washington today." the headline on politico.com, mitt romney could seal the deal with races in alabama and mississippi, also in american samoa and hawaii. a look at some of the latest polls, obama stuck in a poll roller coaster. first some of the latest ads from the campaigns and their super pacs. we'll begin with rick santorum. his fund is called red, white and blue. >> how can mitt romney beat barack obama when on the vital decisions they're not much different? like obama, romney drastically increased spending, increased stated tax ps and fees. even worse, romney-care is the blueprint for obama-care. who can win? rick santorum. the principled leader who has fought against big government which a bold plan to create jobs and cut wasteful spending. red white and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >> polls in mississippi and alabama showing a close race between mitt romney and newt gingrich. here is the latest from the romney super pac titled "restore our future." >> barack obama and his
this is "washington today." the headline on politico.com, mitt romney could seal the deal with races in alabama and mississippi, also in american samoa and hawaii. a look at some of the latest polls, obama stuck in a poll roller coaster. first some of the latest ads from the campaigns and their super pacs. we'll begin with rick santorum. his fund is called red, white and blue. >> how can mitt romney beat barack obama when on the vital decisions they're not much different? like...
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do you think they were sending us to washington, and now you can go there and compromise? we will need to go there and stop the crazy spending. stop obamacare. i would argue it is very clear that the american people said go there and stop what this guy is doing. i still think that is there. it will be there after the election regardless of what may and may not happen. we need to remember that. we need to stand firm on republican and conservative principles >> the gang of eight has been trying to come up with a compromise on the fiscal cliff. would you be open to anything they will come up with? >> i will not be open to raising taxes. that is wrong. that is the last thing we want to do. a bunch more tax increases are coming with obamacare. we do not want to increase the tax burden. the other thing we have to be concerned about is if there is a move to suspend the sequestered, that is a mistake. if there is a move to spend that member what happened last week. a week later the market had taught a total of 1300 points. the schedule cuts that are supposed to take place, if thos
do you think they were sending us to washington, and now you can go there and compromise? we will need to go there and stop the crazy spending. stop obamacare. i would argue it is very clear that the american people said go there and stop what this guy is doing. i still think that is there. it will be there after the election regardless of what may and may not happen. we need to remember that. we need to stand firm on republican and conservative principles >> the gang of eight has been...
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you have to be in washington. >> you know what? i've been hearing some of the analysts say that is a powerful impetus to get a deal done. they don't want to be here for christmas eve, right? >> would the president negotiate from hawaii? he's supposed to go to hawaii on december 17th. >> they have telephones in hawaii, i can tell you. >> no credibility. you have to be in washington. america will not stand for that, for these guys being on vacation. >> nancy pelosi said the deadline is early next week. >> if we don't have a deal by the end of next week, no deal to go over the cliff. >> let's do the countdown. down about 54 points. >> meanwhile, michigan is becoming the 24th right-to-work state here in the country. someone here says unions are toxic for both workers and companies. we'll tell you all about it. stay with us. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling
you have to be in washington. >> you know what? i've been hearing some of the analysts say that is a powerful impetus to get a deal done. they don't want to be here for christmas eve, right? >> would the president negotiate from hawaii? he's supposed to go to hawaii on december 17th. >> they have telephones in hawaii, i can tell you. >> no credibility. you have to be in washington. america will not stand for that, for these guys being on vacation. >> nancy pelosi...
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even the washington generals get lucky once in a while. but when you look at the overall record between the two teams, for god's sakes there are radio stations that play nothing but christmas carols, stores that sell nothing but christmas decorations all yearlong. there is a tv channel devoted to a yule log. and it's kicking cnn's ass in the ratings. don't worry, non- log-burning channel, there's christmas programs for you as well. there's tiny traditional christmas programming, really old-timey. special christmas programming. urban christmas specials. mormon christmas specials. country western christmas specials. chipmunks' christmas specials. otter christmas specials. bear christmas specials. cat christmas specials. large-headed child christmas. gay christmas. jewish christmas. whatever the [bleep] this is christmas. christmas underwater. christmas from the future. prehistoric christmas. that's right. there's a christmas special celebrating jesus' birth thousands of years before the birth of jesus. ( applause ) that is a holiday that is
even the washington generals get lucky once in a while. but when you look at the overall record between the two teams, for god's sakes there are radio stations that play nothing but christmas carols, stores that sell nothing but christmas decorations all yearlong. there is a tv channel devoted to a yule log. and it's kicking cnn's ass in the ratings. don't worry, non- log-burning channel, there's christmas programs for you as well. there's tiny traditional christmas programming, really...
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thank you washington for all your help. winter does not start until tomorrow. don't try telling these folks that. an extreme storm system leaving millions in trouble in dixie. and new york's long island express expreway is almost always a giant mess but this is incredible. exit 68 on the east side is a wild multi-car pileup. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get
thank you washington for all your help. winter does not start until tomorrow. don't try telling these folks that. an extreme storm system leaving millions in trouble in dixie. and new york's long island express expreway is almost always a giant mess but this is incredible. exit 68 on the east side is a wild multi-car pileup. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd...
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you see any reason why the american people no longer have faith in what's going on in washington, d.c.? the disconnect is so great here. it's so foreign to people who live in this area that money comes out of working people's pockets. it's free. it's not free. this drives me absolutely nuts. can you imagine going to a bank and say i want to borrow $90 million, and i can hire ten people with that. they'd say it's good to see you. please leave. i don't get this. i'll tell you because obviously you don't know a lot of what's going on. this gentleman, mr. thompson, before he worked for you, he worked for mr. reed. ky anderson is an outside lobbyist for your firm. did you know that? >> yes. >> do you know who he worked for? he was harry reid's deputy staff until 2005. mr. anderson worked for harry reid. is that your husband or who would that be? >> my son. >> he was a donor to the senate reid re-election campaign. there's nothing wrong with this. here is the point. here is my point. this is not to embarrass you. when we follow this judist goat. there are strings attached to this money and
you see any reason why the american people no longer have faith in what's going on in washington, d.c.? the disconnect is so great here. it's so foreign to people who live in this area that money comes out of working people's pockets. it's free. it's not free. this drives me absolutely nuts. can you imagine going to a bank and say i want to borrow $90 million, and i can hire ten people with that. they'd say it's good to see you. please leave. i don't get this. i'll tell you because obviously...
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reciprocity makes the political universe of washington go around. we'll go around. back with the a-team in just moments. we'll take up, we'll find out why the nra seems to be the most effective advocate right now for public school safety. safety. stay with us. hey, travis... get some friends, loser! so, are you all right, man? yeah. let me help you out. thanks. ♪ lean on me, ♪ when you're not strong, and i'll be your friend. ♪ see you around. yeah. ♪ i'll help you carry on... ♪ lou: i want to turn to the fiscal cliff with our panel but first, very quickly, touch on the nra which proposed armed guards, armed policemen, at public schools to provide safety. i thought it was a straightforward, common sense idea. don't you agree with it? >> i do not, lou. i do not. did not help people at columbine. people serving as guards at school not qualified to carry weapons. the expense of it. weave 100,000 schools, say, add up $50,000 per guard. we'll get a billion dollar price tag. when we're cutting back on everything, i don't think this will protect our children. >> i
reciprocity makes the political universe of washington go around. we'll go around. back with the a-team in just moments. we'll take up, we'll find out why the nra seems to be the most effective advocate right now for public school safety. safety. stay with us. hey, travis... get some friends, loser! so, are you all right, man? yeah. let me help you out. thanks. ♪ lean on me, ♪ when you're not strong, and i'll be your friend. ♪ see you around. yeah. ♪ i'll help you carry on... ♪ lou: i...
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national correspondent live in washington with the details. good morning, steve. >> good morning, eric. the two sides in the fiscal cliff debate had their say before heading home for christmas, but no deal of course. after house speaker john boehner called off his push for a plan b last week saying the ball is now in the democrats' court. there has been no movement toward any deal. democrats want tax hikes for the wealthy. republicans want spending cuts. and some in the gop say the president doesn't want to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> when i listen to the president, i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. i think he sees a political victory at the bottom of the cliff. he gets all of this additional tax revenue for new programs and he gets to cut the military which democrats have been calling for for years and he gets to blame republicans for it. >> president obama for his part said he is optimistic a deal can still be reached. he spoke at the white house friday before leaving for hawaii where he is now. but a
national correspondent live in washington with the details. good morning, steve. >> good morning, eric. the two sides in the fiscal cliff debate had their say before heading home for christmas, but no deal of course. after house speaker john boehner called off his push for a plan b last week saying the ball is now in the democrats' court. there has been no movement toward any deal. democrats want tax hikes for the wealthy. republicans want spending cuts. and some in the gop say the...
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we need a real discussion and real action in washington because that isn't sustainable for ten years, it isn't sustainable for two or one year. and jeff mentioned what we would do in the majority next year and i agree with that commitment, but i am going to be working with those folks and others to have that debate in the senate this year, including by proposing an amendment for multiple bills that legislation on which this eeamendment woulde attached would not become effective until we have a full budget debate and serious budget debates on the u.s. senate floor as is intended. >> i want to basically confirm what my colleagues have not already stated. like senator sessions said, he quoted quoted -- the fact that this president is not proposing any type of reform to try and save social and medicare. i really had to ask my question, why is this president even seeking a second term. the definition of being a president is leading and he is not leading. the points i want to make in terms of the debts and deficits shown in this budget are the debts and deficits we are already -- we have a
we need a real discussion and real action in washington because that isn't sustainable for ten years, it isn't sustainable for two or one year. and jeff mentioned what we would do in the majority next year and i agree with that commitment, but i am going to be working with those folks and others to have that debate in the senate this year, including by proposing an amendment for multiple bills that legislation on which this eeamendment woulde attached would not become effective until we have a...
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they had a deal that wasn't the bca and what the speaker said after the "washington post" reported on it and the it was an accurate article, he was going to get the house to vote on this, this house, the tea party house or whatever you want to call it so the republicans are there so when i hear members like carl levin and harry reid say we're going to break the backs of the rigid idealogs on taxes, it's already happening, but the groundwork isn't getting done. all of the work that has to be done in a staffing and member leg of and the jurisdiction in ways and means and all the other ones, this overlaps in so many areas and places, so what should get done, fine, you're not going to take the votes now but do the work now. >> i'm going to pressure you. you still avoid the contingency i laid out which was let's just say this group of leaders is not able to come to the agreement that we think is potential and the sort of dam klees fall. we do get sequestration. as tom pointed out we entry world of something happens. what happened then? rebecca laid out the idea of potentially shifting stra
they had a deal that wasn't the bca and what the speaker said after the "washington post" reported on it and the it was an accurate article, he was going to get the house to vote on this, this house, the tea party house or whatever you want to call it so the republicans are there so when i hear members like carl levin and harry reid say we're going to break the backs of the rigid idealogs on taxes, it's already happening, but the groundwork isn't getting done. all of the work that has...
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there is a lot of skepticism for those who have been in washington. the important message that i need to articulate is that i am here trying to fight for change and not for the status quo. so far i think i have been successful. people like orrin hatch have been successful even against a very strong challenge. >> no. jennifer duffy. >> there is one senate race i want to touch on. in maine, the candidates is running as an independent. he has said he will not decide what party he will caucus with until after the election. republicans are backing charlie summers. does this mean that when the election is over that republicans will not approach and to be in their caucus a? >> i would always say that on the table. it is fundamentally unfair to your constituents not to tell them what you're going to do if you are elected. it leaves a hazy look that is hard to accept. i think we all understand what is going on. my counterpart at the democratic campaign committee is doing nothing to help the democratic nominee. they expect that the governor will caucus with the
there is a lot of skepticism for those who have been in washington. the important message that i need to articulate is that i am here trying to fight for change and not for the status quo. so far i think i have been successful. people like orrin hatch have been successful even against a very strong challenge. >> no. jennifer duffy. >> there is one senate race i want to touch on. in maine, the candidates is running as an independent. he has said he will not decide what party he will...
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edward lawrence is in washington, d.c. this morning with more on what lies ahead in the days to come. so edward i guess we won't really see any action until at least thursday? is that right? >> reporter: yeah we won't see action until thursday because the senate doesn't get back into session until thursday at the moment the capitol is deserved. so is the white house, as you know president obama is in hawaii on his annual vacation. that he has every year here. now he spent christmas eve playing golf and working out at a local marine base out there. he also has another golf round planned again for today. the talks between the president and the house have broken down on this fiscal cliff there are to try and avoid the deadline that's coming up. on thursday when the senate comes back into session most of the house of representatives will also be back and the president is going to work if hawaii to try and get -- from hawaii to try and get everybody to work together but at this point it seems like the deadline is just looming.
edward lawrence is in washington, d.c. this morning with more on what lies ahead in the days to come. so edward i guess we won't really see any action until at least thursday? is that right? >> reporter: yeah we won't see action until thursday because the senate doesn't get back into session until thursday at the moment the capitol is deserved. so is the white house, as you know president obama is in hawaii on his annual vacation. that he has every year here. now he spent christmas eve...
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the president is going back to washington. congress is also coming back tomorrow. there's less than one week left to avert the tax hikes and automatic cuts that go in to effect january the 1st. it looks like any deal will be a lot smaller than everyone want. >> realistically, i personally i don't think we'll get the big plan in the next six days. be great if we could . >> but this morning, bernie sanders said the blame is with the republicans. >> there's really a great deal of concern that the republican party failed to do anything. that it seems that in the house now boehner has no control over his extreme right wing faction. >>> want to bring in david nakamara and meredith shiner. david, i'll start with you. you know, the president coming back for appearance sake as some might say or, you know, when we look at what he can do tomorrow what might he have in the works here? >> richard, i think to get a look at that, look at friday scaling down the proposal. he said i want a big deal ultimately but before the new year we don't have time and probably going to work wit
the president is going back to washington. congress is also coming back tomorrow. there's less than one week left to avert the tax hikes and automatic cuts that go in to effect january the 1st. it looks like any deal will be a lot smaller than everyone want. >> realistically, i personally i don't think we'll get the big plan in the next six days. be great if we could . >> but this morning, bernie sanders said the blame is with the republicans. >> there's really a great deal of...
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smith goes to washington and expresses his intention to late dore something." (laughter) now, harry reid's doing this because he claims republicans are abusing the filibuster. >> i have faced 386 filibusters. >> stephen: 386 filibusters during harry reid's six years as majority leader. and given how little congress works, some of that has to be mitch mcconnell stopping by harry reid's family dinner to block passage of the mashed potato. (laughter) but i say so what? that's just politics. and mitch mcconnell is warning it could get worse. >> if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate then the fighting, the bitterness, and the gridlock will only get worse. in the name of efficiency they would prevent the very possibility of compromise and threaten to make the disputes of the past few years look like mere pillow fights. >> stephen: he's right. to me they already look like pillow fights. i'm pretty sure joe lieberman's jowls are memory foam. (laughter) so you've been warned, harry reid! take
smith goes to washington and expresses his intention to late dore something." (laughter) now, harry reid's doing this because he claims republicans are abusing the filibuster. >> i have faced 386 filibusters. >> stephen: 386 filibusters during harry reid's six years as majority leader. and given how little congress works, some of that has to be mitch mcconnell stopping by harry reid's family dinner to block passage of the mashed potato. (laughter) but i say so what? that's just...
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"washington journal"begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> today, the congressional budget office releases its budget and economic outlook report. the cbo director will tech -- make remarks and take questions from reporters live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> from time to time, i watch the proceedings in the house and the senate floor. a look at people of interest that i have cspan on my ipod so i can check their schedules. sometimes if the timing is right, i can get the live feed from the floor of the house or the senate and once that for five or 10 minutes. >> bernie davis watches c-span on comcast. cspan was greeted by america's cable companies in 1975 and was brought to as a public service by your television provider. >> president obama is on a two- day campaign trip with stops in ohio and nevada. mr. obama held a rally at the community college in reno. his remarks for an education financing. he criticized republican presidential candidate mitt romney for the amount parents have to borrow for thei
"washington journal"begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> today, the congressional budget office releases its budget and economic outlook report. the cbo director will tech -- make remarks and take questions from reporters live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> from time to time, i watch the proceedings in the house and the senate floor. a look at people of interest that i have cspan on my ipod so i can check their schedules. sometimes if the timing is...
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there are no immediate plans to return to washington. even as that decision is made, how members have 48 hours to get there. house republican leadership released a statement today reading in part, the house has acted on two bills which collectively would avert the entire fiscal cliff if enacted. those bills await action by the senate if the senate will not approve and send them to the president to be signed into law in their current form. they must be amended and returned to the house. the house will take this action on whatever the senate can pass, but the senate must first act. the house has passed bills that would never pass the senate. speaker boehner's position is a joke. senate majority leader harry reid responded, house republicans pushed middle class families closer to the blip by wasting an entire week with their incompetent plan b stunt no further legislation can move through the senate until republicans drop their knee jerk obstruction. the house is literally phoning it in, tomorrow's conference call will reportedly include th
there are no immediate plans to return to washington. even as that decision is made, how members have 48 hours to get there. house republican leadership released a statement today reading in part, the house has acted on two bills which collectively would avert the entire fiscal cliff if enacted. those bills await action by the senate if the senate will not approve and send them to the president to be signed into law in their current form. they must be amended and returned to the house. the...
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washington state voted to not have a tax on millionaires. people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented with the millionaires' tax the other day. people were leaving. it is helpful to have the states to give you a lesson on what happens when you decide to raise taxes on the rich. they move a. >> moving ahead to the fiscal cliff. john boehner has reiterated that the newly elected house republican majority is opposed to raising tax rates. they're willing to accept new revenue under certain conditions. what is your reaction to that? them have signed? -- could that violate the pledge that most of them assigned to? >> if we had a recovery the strength of reagan
washington state voted to not have a tax on millionaires. people finally look at the amount of money that jerry brown had to spend to get that initiative across the finish line. it is not a strong argument that is a popular thing. i am all in favor of california experimenting on itself. i think it is a fair to do a more of a petri dish in california, but they are having an experiment. most americans have been leaving california. people from california leave. states like maryland experimented...
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joining me now, washington bureau correspondent hampton pearson. let's see what the average american will or won't be seeing in their pi check. >> reporter: i'm here for the lump of coal portion of the program. if there's no deal, let's look at what happens to tax rates in just seven days and these stats are from the tax policy center. the annual income from somebody in the $50,000 to $75,000, about a $2,400 increase. jumping ahead to $100,000 to $200,000, the average tax increase, $6,600. tacking at that great divide of the wealthy, over $250,000, at least a $11,000 tax hike. over $1 million, more than $254,000. >> hampton, looking at that number, that's for those americans working right now. there are still struggling americans, millions looking for work and what's the fiscal cliff mean for them? >> reporter: okay. we have unemployment at 7.7% last month and mainly went down because people gave up looking for work and jdropped out of th job market and out of work six months or longer. 4.8 million americans, they're the folks worried the most abou
joining me now, washington bureau correspondent hampton pearson. let's see what the average american will or won't be seeing in their pi check. >> reporter: i'm here for the lump of coal portion of the program. if there's no deal, let's look at what happens to tax rates in just seven days and these stats are from the tax policy center. the annual income from somebody in the $50,000 to $75,000, about a $2,400 increase. jumping ahead to $100,000 to $200,000, the average tax increase,...
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there was a summit in washington. actress mar low thomas was there sharing her early memories of bullying. >> i was eight years old. there were some little boys beating up on another little boy. my father stopped the car and jumped out. i was terrified and looking out the back window. he was shake them and talking to them. he pulled them apart and he pulled the little boy who was being bullied into our car and took him home. >> other speakers included secretary of education arne duncan. this is the third year that the summit has been held. >>> coming up, a truck speeding out of control in a parking lot killed a 7-year-old girl. what the girl's family are saying is the blame. >> and the extreme flash flooding that left some people stranded. >> don't forget to check out our weather map. you clan go to the news tab, scroll down and you will find information on tropical storm ernesto and maryland's most popular radar. we're back with more abc2 news coming up. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: upbeat ] [ dog ] we found it together. o
there was a summit in washington. actress mar low thomas was there sharing her early memories of bullying. >> i was eight years old. there were some little boys beating up on another little boy. my father stopped the car and jumped out. i was terrified and looking out the back window. he was shake them and talking to them. he pulled them apart and he pulled the little boy who was being bullied into our car and took him home. >> other speakers included secretary of education arne...
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hayward and we have breaking news from southeast washington. police gave chase to a stolen car that collided with a metrobus at wheeler road and southern avenue. that's near the prince george's county border. our kristin fisher is standing by and she has the latest information. kristin? >> reporter: well, what happened was three people were in a stolen car and they were driving down wheeler road when they were spotted by police. now, they just tried to speed off after police tried to pull them over but the police did not pursue them. still, they kept driving down this road i mean they were zigging and zagging out of traffic. a very dangerous situation. then they started going so fast that they sped out of control and when they tried to turn here on to southern avue they crashed into a metrobus. you see that one passing right there. and it was a head-on crash. so just take a look at what it looked like. i mean, this stolen nissan maxima was completely crushed in the front. the bus fared far better but both the driver and one passenger were taken
hayward and we have breaking news from southeast washington. police gave chase to a stolen car that collided with a metrobus at wheeler road and southern avenue. that's near the prince george's county border. our kristin fisher is standing by and she has the latest information. kristin? >> reporter: well, what happened was three people were in a stolen car and they were driving down wheeler road when they were spotted by police. now, they just tried to speed off after police tried to pull...
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what we have too much of in washington is spending. there are a lot of things that the federal government is doing for misspending standpoint that just needs to stop. the american people know this. we borrow 40 cents on every $1 spent. you cannot continue that. families cannot do that. businesses cannot do that. governments cannot do that. >> yet, when your party had control of the house and the white house, passing a medicare plan the two wars that the president talked about last week saying there was no way to pay for i iraq, afghanistan, and medicare part d, is that a mistake? >> i was not here when the decisions were made. >> was a mistake of the party? >> what i can tell leavis prior to the democrats taking a toll of the house and senate in the 2006 time frame and prior to this president coming into office, the deficits were about $150 billion, not $1.50 trillion. the fact of the matter is the economy was growing and it was expanding. the revenue the federal government had been the path to getting on a balanced budget was clear. t
what we have too much of in washington is spending. there are a lot of things that the federal government is doing for misspending standpoint that just needs to stop. the american people know this. we borrow 40 cents on every $1 spent. you cannot continue that. families cannot do that. businesses cannot do that. governments cannot do that. >> yet, when your party had control of the house and the white house, passing a medicare plan the two wars that the president talked about last week...
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president obama has cut his hawaii vacation short and is on his way back to washington. the democratic senate will be in session tomorrow but the republicans are staying home. the republican aides tell nbc news that the house will not be in for business tomorrow. they released the statement calling on the senate to act first. senate majority leader harry reid quickly responded with a statement of his own. how else republicans pushed middle class families closer to the cliff by wasting an entire week with their incompetent plan b stunt. it is time for house republicans to put middle class families first by passing the senate's bill to protect 98% of americans from a tax hike on january 1st. the senate bill could pass tomorrow if house republicans would simply let it come to the floor. despite the impasse in washington, a new gallup poll shows 50% of people still believe it is likely that president obama and republicans will reach an agreement before we go over the curb on january 1st. among the believers is conservative weekly standard editor bill crystal. >> i think what
president obama has cut his hawaii vacation short and is on his way back to washington. the democratic senate will be in session tomorrow but the republicans are staying home. the republican aides tell nbc news that the house will not be in for business tomorrow. they released the statement calling on the senate to act first. senate majority leader harry reid quickly responded with a statement of his own. how else republicans pushed middle class families closer to the cliff by wasting an entire...
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host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good question. it actually isn't really right. so the payroll tax is basically being used as a vehicle to deliver the tax cuts to workers. the way the federal budget accounting works is that the money that is not going into the social security system via the reduced payroll tax, is being reimbursed from general revenue so the reduced -- the reduced payroll tax from the last few years will not affect benefits that you accrue for the future. host: mark of the american enterprise institute writes under the headline "make the middle class pay more." he says -- host: your thoughts about what m
host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good...